I am in the process of fixing up an old Conley plate camera but can't find two things locally - first, the ground glass - it is just a hair smaller than 4x5 so the standard 4x5 cut glass won't work. I am now using a sheet of tracing paper taped in there which is OK but is not long-term usable. Anyone know where to obtain - cheaply - something that can be a substitute? Frosted plastic of some thicker sort perhaps, or even regular plastic that has some frosted tape on it?
Second, I am trying to repair the old fashioned view finder which uses a tiny mirror long turned black. The mirror is about 1/2 inch by 1 inch. Is there a way of somehow coating a relfective background on this same piece of glass?
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